rainbowbright2

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1. Gravity NS boluses for pediatric patients?

   rainbowbright2 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Do they ever do gravity NS boluses in peds? What if no pumps are available? Is a rapid infusion (per gravity) to fast for a ped patient to absorb or will it blow a vein? Also what sizes do they generally use for say a 10 year old and 3 year old NS ...

2. anyone work in a primary care clinic before?

   rainbowbright2 replied to rainbowbright2's topic in General Nursing

   So glad I didn't listen to your advice! I'm loving working in a clinic and doing very well! I love the challenges and critical thinking that comes with the job and have a great supportive staff of RNs, physicians. Of course I don't know everything bu...

3. Do Nurses Still Make *Real* Beds?

   rainbowbright2 replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

   To the poster, you must be really old school. Note, I said "old school", not old or you don't work on a busy floor if you're so worried about the formality of a bed. Yes, I do make beds with hospital corners, but no, I don't care how perfect other be...

4. anyone work in a primary care clinic before?

   rainbowbright2 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have over two years experience as a bedside nurse. I'm considering changing to a clinic job. I'd be going from three 12 hour shifts to 5 eight hour shifts and would like to get out of the hospital setting altogther, but I'd like to hear from those ...

5. Please Help! Best way to get a sticky pox on an infant?

   rainbowbright2 posted a topic in General Nursing

   those wiggling babies that need to have a pox on their foot or toe? what's the best way to get one on. I've heard to go around the fatty part of the foot. does the light have to match the other part of the sticky part? i've heard conflicting things...

6. What is easy RN job to get for new grad

   rainbowbright2 replied to reikoweller's topic in General Nursing

   nursing home/long term care facility

7. How do I rest after my supervisor noticed another major mistake before I did?

   rainbowbright2 replied to rainbowbright2's topic in New Nurse

   Adult med. surg. First error: I noticed that a post-surgical 70 yr. old patient didn't urinate after way too many hours had gone by (and only then notified the surgeon). Most recently, I didn't notice a pin-point red rash that had developed on my pa...

8. How do I rest after my supervisor noticed another major mistake before I did?

   rainbowbright2 posted a topic in New Nurse

   by major I don't mean med. error (but not noticing something in my patient when I was overwhelmed with caring for other problems in my patient). This happened twice in the last few weeks and she was the one who noticed it. (never notices anything goo...

9. Struggeling New Grad working in the med surg floor.

   rainbowbright2 replied to Mochafrap_RN's topic in New Nurse

   Hi. I'm a new nurse and I'm in the same boat. I can definitely emphasize with what you have written. I just wanted to let you know you're not alone.

10. How can I not be so paranoid that others are talking about my mistakes or abilities?

    rainbowbright2 posted a topic in New Nurse

    I'm a new nurse but still feel inadequate (basically I think I focus on my mistakes) rather than any positive feedback I get. Every so often I make a dumb mistake (nothing serious) but I don't want it to erase any confidence that other nurses had in ...

11. How can you tell the difference between G-tube and GJ tube without being told

    rainbowbright2 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Furthermore, some patients have both and there are two different valves/tubes. How do you know which one is which?

12. New nurse seeking organizational tips from experienced nurses

    rainbowbright2 posted a topic in New Nurse

    I'm a first year nurse (still in orientation) and am seeking your most organizational tips/advice. I'm trying to get a handle on the stressful day...how your ogranize it and handle changes (especially when things come up....new doctor orders, new adm...

13. Need advise on how to do physical assessment on the wiggling 2 year old who cries?

    rainbowbright2 posted a topic in General Nursing

    You know the typical child who is frightened of strangers and cries and wiggles like crazy? How do you do a physical assessment effectively and help build parents trust when this is all happening? Do you go in and try to play with the child for a few...

14. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    rainbowbright2 replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX

    Does logging on to Pearsonvue and getting the "pop up" mean that I might have passed if it's only been 27 hours since I took the test? I took it with 75 questions and left crying because there were so many priority questions I wasn't exactly sure of...

15. My last 2 NCLEX questions were identical & then it shut off at 75...

    rainbowbright2 posted a topic in NCLEX

    The question was a "select all that apply". It was the exact same question for 74 and 75 except the options were rearraged. (I ended up changing my answer for question number 75 and then it shut off!) Is that a big sign that I flunked? I remembered ...